Overview of surgical treatments for breast cancer-related lymphedema

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1853-1863

  Suami, Hiroo ^a   Chang, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARM; BREAST TUMOR; CELLULITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHEDEMA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; VEIN;

ANIMALS; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELLULITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; VEINS;

EID: 78650044483     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f44658     Document Type: Article

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